FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Policy & Regulation

Platform provider netwealth has launched a new online service which the company said would help financial advisers prepare for the upcoming Future of Financial Advice cha...

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Financial planning

The term 'churning', which is being used to describe a legitimate practice, defames advisers while it whitewashes the role of life companies, according to Synchron direct...

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Superannuation

A new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) draft ruling from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has relaxed the definition of what constitutes a 'single acquirable a...

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Editorial

The debate around responsible investments has become charged by the controversial and highly discussed carbon tax. However, Janine Mace finds this will not negatively imp...

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Editorial

The debate around responsible investments has become charged by the controversial and highly discussed carbon tax. However, Janine Mace finds this will not negatively imp...

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Policy & Regulation

With the only winners from FOFA likely to be industry funds and the big end of town, the AFA has called on the Government to delay its implementation beyond 1 July, next ...

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Financial planning

The former chief financial officer of Westpoint, Graeme Rundle, has been sentenced to two concurrent 18-month prison terms. The sentence will be suspended as he enters in...

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Financial planning

Elders Financial Planning outlines growth ambitions as it leverages its rural connections....

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Policy & Regulation

Law firm Slater & Gordon has expressed its support for the Government’s draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bill, released yesterday....

Financial planning

Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has reached $1 billion in funds under advice, a two-fold increase over the past year....

People & Products

The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed experienced bank man Phil Anderson to the role of chief operating officer....

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Editorial

Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has pointedly excluded the Association of Financial Advisers from those who convinced the Government to concede ground on risk commissi...

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Financial planning

The current global financial jitters highlight the value of financial advice, as clients lean on advisers to guide them through difficult times, according to Association ...

Financial planning

Technology solutions could boost planner engagement with all clients, particularly C and D clients, according to Decimal....

Editorial

Financial advisers are well placed to manage business succession strategies for small-to-medium enterprise clients, writes Ted Voges....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

5 months 3 weeks ago

A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

3 weeks 4 days ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

1 week ago

ASIC has permanently banned a former Perth adviser after he made “materially misleading” statements to induce investors. ...

2 weeks 4 days ago